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No.1453,912. Patented June 9,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

NOAH E. OTTO, OF JOHNSTOXVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

GOODS-EXHIBITOR.

.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,912, dated J' une9, 1891.

Application iiled October 17 1890.

Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Carpet and Oil-ClothExhibitor and Stand, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

In handling carpets and oil-cloths great inconvenience is experiencedfrom the rolls becoming uncoiled and from their being heavy and hard tohandle.

The object of my invention is to provide a neat, compact, and efficientreceptacle for holding and exhibiting rolls of carpets, oilcloths, andother bulky and heavy fabrics, so that the same may be prominentlydisplayed and easily handled.

To this end my invention consists in a strong compact frame, easilytaken apart, carrying a series of vertical rollers adapted to receivethe rolls of fabric. I also combine with this frame a rack adapted tohold brooms and similar-shaped articles. This construction will behereinafter fully described, and more specifically pointed out in theclaim.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a' perspective view of the entire stand. Fig. 2 is a detailview showing the manner of fastening the corners of the frame. Fig. 3 isa vertical section of one of the rollers, showing crank attached and theplate on which it stands; Fig. 4, a front elevation of a modification ofthe device shown in Fig. l, showing a stand adapted to be placed againsta wall; Fig. 5, a plan view of the saine, and Figs. 6 and '7 sideelevation and plan of a modification in the form of a circular stand.

The bed-pieces or sills A, the upright-s B, the cap-pieces C, andcross-pieces D constitute the frame of the stand. The sills A restfirmly upon the Hoor, and the uprights B, which form the corners of thestand, are attached to said sills and to the cap-pieces C by yokesa,which are attached by screws or nails to the sills A and cap-pieces C,so that they project beyond the ends of said sills and cappieces justfar enough to receive the tenons b of the uprights B. In this manner theframe is held irmly together and can be taken apart Serial No. 368,443.(No model.)

by simply slipping the tenons b of the up'- Y The plate F should be madeof metal. Its

.top surface is fiat, and its under side is shaped into a hub f, whichturns in the socket d. The upper surface of the plate F is providedcentrally with a socket to receive the end of a vertical wooden roller eor metal roller e. The wooden roller c is designed to carry oil-clothand the metal roller e other kinds of carpets, although both may be madeof either wood or metal. It is preferable, however, to make the roller cof wood and the roller e of metal, as the central opening in a roll ofoil-cloth is quite large and the opening in a roll of carpeting is muchsmaller, and it is desirable that the rollers should fit the opening inthe rolls.

The plates F, which carry the carpets, are provided with cross-bars g,which extend across the tops of the plates, and which prevent thecarpets from coming into Contact with the plates and becoming dusty andsoiled.

The rollers e extend up through the slots h in the cross-pieces'D, andare held in position by the clamps t', which are pivoted to thecross-piece D, and which clamp around the ends of the rollers, and areheld by the latch j, attached thereto. The rollers c may be fastened inthe same manner, or, being smaller, they may be simply thrust up througha hole in the top of the frame. The rollers e e may be provided at thetop with a crank K to assist in turning the same to wind or unwind aroll of carpeting or oil-cloth.

Attached to the uprights B are racks H, which extend across the ends ofthe stand, and which are provided with holes, as shown, and adapted tohold brooms or similar-shaped articles.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a modification of the above-describedstand, which is adapted to hold a single row of rollers, and is designedto be placed against a wall, thus occupying but little space. Thebed-plate or sill A', up-

rights l$,and cap-plate Gconstitute the frame of the stand, and theparts are fastened tegether by yokes ce a, already described. 'lherollers e and plates F are constructed and operate as in the stand abovedescribed.

The modification shown in Figs. G and 7 comprises a circular standhaving a bed-piece A2, which rests upon the iloor, an upright cen tralpillar B2, attached to said bed-piece, and a top plate C2, attached tothe top of said pillar. The top of the pillar B2 is provided with asquare tenen and shoulder and the top plate Cgwith a corresponding`socket m, which rests upon said shoulder and holds the top plate C2 inposition. The top plate C2 is provided with radially-exten din g armst1z,thron gh which pass the ends of the rollers e. The rollers e andplates F are alike in all the stands shown.

To place the rolls of carpetingr or oil-cloth in the stand the rollers ec and plates F are removed and the rollers thrust through the roll ofgoods to be exhibited. They are then replaced in the stand, the hubs ofthe plates F placed in the sockets d, and the tops of the 25 rollers inthe slot 7i, where they are secured by the clamps L' and latch y', asheretofore described. The goods are thus conveniently displayed, andthey can be easily measured and cut oltl at any desired length, as bysimply pulling` them out the rollers e and plates F will revolve intheir bearings and the rolls of goods be easily nnwound.

The stand may be made of a size suitable to the place in which it is tobe used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- An exhibitor and stand of the characterdescribed, comprising a knockdown frame havin g' sockets in the bottom,a series of revoluble plates hauv'ing` hubs on the under side to tit thesockets and having rollers on the upper side extending vthrough the topof the frame, and clamps on the top ot the frame to hold the rollers,substantially as described.

NOAI I E. OTTO.

Witnesses:

G. M. Grrr-inn, S. E. RERKEZ.

